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2.16 Stream Particle Velocity
By William Pollard
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Question 1
1.
Where are the largest sediments found in a river? Why do you think this is?
Question 2
2.
How do the silt and clay move in the stream channel?
Use the following image or your ESRT to answer the next questions
Question 3
3.
The largest particles that a stream deposits as it enters a pond are 8 centimeters in diameter. The minimum velocity of the stream is approximately
100 cm/sec
200 cm/sec
300 cm/sec
400 cm/sec
Question 4
4.
Which stream velocity carried only clay particles to the depositional environment where the shale formed?
0.02 cm/s
0.05 cm/s
10 cm/s
20 cm/s
Question 5
5.
What is the minimum water velocity needed in a stream to maintain the transportation of the smallest boulder?
100 cm/sec
200 cm/sec
300 cm/sec
500 cm/sec
Question 6
6.
A stream’s velocity decreases from 100 cm/s to 5 cm/s. Which size sediment particles will still be transported by the stream?
pebbles, sand, silt, and clay
sand, silt, and clay only
silt and clay only
clay only
Question 7
7.
A stream is flowing at a velocity of 75 centimeters per second. The biggest particles it can transport is
clay
sand
silt
pebbles
Question 8
8.
A stream flowing at a velocity of 75 centimeters per second can transport
clay only
pebbles only
pebbles, sand, silt, and clay, only
boulders, cobbles, pebbles, sand, silt, and clay
Question 9
9.
Which cross section above best shows the pattern of sediments deposited by the stream as it enters the ocean?
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